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Daifuku Receives Intel's Preferred Quality Supplier Award

Osaka, Japan – Daifuku Co., Ltd. has been recognized as one of 18 companies receiving Intel Corporation's Preferred Quality Supplier (PQS) award for their performance in 2013. This supplier has demonstrated industry-leading commitment across all critical focus areas on which they are measured: quality, cost, availability, technology, customer service, labor and ethics systems and environmental sustainability. Daifuku Co., Ltd. is recognized for their significant contributions providing Intel with automated transport and storage of WIP, deemed essential to Intel's success.

"We are once again honored to be awarded the prestigious PQS Award by Intel Corporation," said Susumu Moriya, Director and General Manager of Cleanroom Automation. "We thank Intel Corporation for its tremendous support as we strive for continuous improvements and innovation. As this is our third award from Intel Corporation in the last five years, I offer gratitude to all Daifuku associates around the world for their hard work."

"Congratulations to Daifuku for achieving the Preferred Quality Supplier award. Daifuku embraced Intel's technology, cost, and ramp challenges and delivered solutions to meet the technology roadmap requirements, safely ramp our factory network, and have a direct impact on cost reduction. They are deserving of this award and we look forward to building on this success in the years to come," said Robert Rivera, Director of TMEA.

The PQS award is part of Intel's Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement (SCQI) program that encourages suppliers to strive for excellence and continuous improvement. To qualify for PQS status, suppliers must score 80 percent on a report card that assesses performance and ability to meet cost, quality, availability, technology, environmental, social and governance goals. Suppliers must also achieve 80 percent or greater on a challenging improvement plan and demonstrate solid quality and business systems. Additional information about the SCQI program is available at http://intel.com/go/quality.

A celebration to honor PQS award winners was held in Santa Clara, California themed "Deliver the Present and Create the Future," which illustrates the contributions this supplier has made in 2013. In addition, there was an announcement on Intel's website at http://intel.com.

About Daifuku
Daifuku Co., Ltd. is the world's most advanced supplier of automated material handling systems (AMHS) and software to the semiconductor and LCD, automotive, and general industry markets. Daifuku is headquartered in Osaka, Japan, with sales and service offices throughout the world.

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